FOOD UNIT LEAD (PART TIME)

Location: East Orange School District - 199 4th Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017

About the role

Coordinates activities of other food-service employees. Creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service by providing one-on-one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Responds to customer complaints in person at the time of the complaint and via email for electronic complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites work flow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory-cash reports, production records, payroll, and timekeeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual (deposits, petty cash, change funds).
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food-service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Helps select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Prior experience managing staff and covering a cook's absence.
• Ability to complete duties and paperwork.

Pay

Fixed pay rate: $21.85 per hour.

Internal employee referral bonus available.

Schedule

Part-time schedule; Monday through Friday, hours may vary. All school days. More details upon interview.

Because this position requires you to perform services in an educational facility, there may be periods when the Company does not require you to perform work (such as winter and summer breaks when food service needs decline or cease). Any such periods during which you do not perform work on the Company’s behalf will be unpaid and deemed a temporary layoff. However, depending on business needs, you may be required to work year-round, potentially at a different location during break periods. Business needs may vary from year to year.

Benefits

Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.